Poughkeepsie train station to Salt Point
East-bound

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DC Rt 43 = Dutchess County Route 43

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      Poughkeepsie train station

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East

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Main St [HH]

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Clover St

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Union St

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Jefferson St

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  cross Church St / Rt 44 / Rt 55

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EE

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Montgomery St (East) [HH]

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Garfield Place

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Variation

  to eliminate some turns, but with more traffic and miss some historic houses:  continue Straight East on Montgomery 0.3Mi, then just after crossing South Hamilton St, half-Right onto Hooker Ave [HH] 0.4Mi, turn L onto Circular Rd to rejoin main route.

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Barclay St

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Academy St (South) [HH]

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Holmes St

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South Hamilton St

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Loockerman Ave

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Adriance Ave (East)

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Hooker Ave (North) [HH]

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quick R

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Circular Rd

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College Ave (East)

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      (cross Cherry St)

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cross

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cross Raymond Ave

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Variation

  to avoid riding through Vassar College: L on Raymond Ave (Rt 376) [HH], EE - R on Collegeview Ave, L on Fairmont Ave to rejoin main route. If not comfortable with the vehicle traffic, there is the alternative of using the sidewalks.

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Straight - sidewalk

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continue straight East though opening in fence -- onto sidewalk
   

private

  

  This route through Vassar College campus goes on a private road and sidewalk. For many years, Vassar College has normally permitted the general public to visit the campus and use the roads and sidewalks. Please obey any signs and instructions from the staff, and ride in a way that respects the students and other users. To avoid riding these private segments, see the Variation above.

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site

  Vassar College -- www.vassar.edu

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when sidewalk meets first road, turn Left

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campus road

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campus road

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unsigned- Collegeview Ave

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Fairmont Ave

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Manchester Rd

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L - sidewalk

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turn at first cross-walk, marked by white paint on road surface

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Variation

  Another way to get to Overocker Rd:  continue to end of Manchester Rd, cross Rt 55 [HH].  On the north side of Rt 55 find a sidewalk just East of the end of Manchester Rd and go North on this to join Marshall Rd, continue North on this to Overocker Rd, turn R to rejoin main route.

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cross Rt 55 on cross-walk

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Straight

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Burnett Rd

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Overocker Rd

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R

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Overlook Rd

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Variation

  to avoid a possibly private road, but take on more traffic: continue Straight on Overrocker Rd 0.2Mi, T-R Rt 44 East 0.1Mi [HH], EE-R on Degarmo Rd (DC Rt 43) 0.9Mi, EE-L on Overlook Rd (DC Rt 46) to rejoin main route.

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unsigned- Old Degarmo Rd (small sign at other end of road saying "Private" as of August 2004)
5.5 T R 0.7 Degarmo Rd (DC Rt 43)
6.2 EE L 0.5 Overlook Rd (DC Rt 46)
6.7   L 3.7 Sleight Plass Rd (becomes Plass Rd)
10.4 T L 0.6 South Av

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food

  Pleasant Valley, NY -- for more food options, go west on Rt 44

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Rt 44 East [HH - wide traffic lane with reasonable shoulder in this section, as of August 2004]

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Creek Rd (North)

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Variation

  to go East toward Millbrook: can continue Straight on Rt 44 East [HH]

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Straight

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Scout Rd (North)

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Hibernia Rd (West)

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T

Finish

  Salt Point, NY -- intersection of Salt Point Turnpike - Rt 115 with Hibernia Rd

Route not checked by us since 2005 -- learn more | see Reports

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